Is Gilbert Elementary a good school?

Gilbert Elementary ranks 1459 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gilbert Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 518 students attended Gilbert Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Elementary?

Students at Gilbert Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 42% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Louis Lake Intermediate High : Rancho Alamitos High

Gilbert Elementary

Summary:

Gilbert Elementary is a public elementary school located in Garden Grove, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 497 students. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilbert Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 55.42% and 55.19%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where the proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 68.85%, significantly higher than the state averages of 42.8% and 45.64%. Additionally, Gilbert Elementary's English Language Learner (ELL) students consistently rank among the top 5% of California elementary schools, with a 2023-2024 ranking of 156 out of 3,160 schools in ELA and 5 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, Gilbert Elementary's performance on state assessments remains strong. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.8% in 2018-2019 to 35.0% in 2022-2023, which warrants further investigation. When compared to nearby schools, Gilbert Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates, though the nearby Stanford Elementary also demonstrates strong academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

9551 Orangewood Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92841-1737

(714) 663-6318

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1459^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,315

Students who attend Gilbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Louis Lake Intermediate
High:	Rancho Alamitos High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.0

Number of students: 518

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

Asian:

41.7%

White:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gilbert Elementary ranks better than 75.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 20^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.9%), Asian (41.7%), White (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gilbert Elementary is 24, which is the 18^th best among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Gilbert Elementary employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gilbert Elementary is $12,315, which is the 17^th highest among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gilbert Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilbert Elementary 1459^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gilbert Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gilbert Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	50.13	2154^th	4809	55.2%
2005	52.73	2059^th	4822	57.3%
2006	49.71	2210^th	4818	54.1%
2007	41.80	2799^th	5113	45.3%
2008	47.33	2520^th	5113	50.7%
2009	50.25	2470^th	5193	52.4%
2010	64.41	1761^st	5314	66.9%
2011	55.58	2267^th	5377	57.8%
2012	58.59	2118^th	5390	60.7%
2013	59.26	2156^th	5530	61.0%
2015	63.18	1790^th	5611	68.1%
2016	72.46	1417^th	5614	74.8%
2017	74.85	1341^st	5692	76.4%
2018	81.18	1064^th	5662	81.2%
2019	69.98	1605^th	5789	72.3%
2022	70.34	1590^th	5883	73.0%
2023	70.93	1539^th	5874	73.8%
2024	72.73	1459^th	5862	75.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.76	393^rd	3246	87.9%
2019	73.39	447^th	3275	86.4%
2022	83.30	250^th	3311	92.4%
2023	89.67	144^th	3250	95.6%
2024	86.53	156^th	3160	95.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.05	563^rd	2420	76.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.81	370^th	5084	92.7%
2019	79.24	752^nd	5173	85.5%
2022	82.99	636^th	5264	87.9%
2023	80.15	779^th	5374	85.5%
2024	79.81	836^th	5511	84.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.84	1142^nd	5413	78.9%
2019	64.28	1781^st	5492	67.6%
2022	72.86	1405^th	5635	75.1%
2023	69.06	1545^th	5617	72.5%
2024	73.68	1325^th	5605	76.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	48.47	1022^nd	2585	60.5%
2022	68.75	431^st	2227	80.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.20	1046^th	5431	80.7%
2019	73.04	1384^th	5510	74.9%
2022	64.48	1749^th	5663	69.1%
2023	69.94	1512^th	5650	73.2%
2024	69.14	1553^rd	5636	72.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.42	271^st	1071	74.7%
2019	64.82	474^th	1149	58.7%
2022	52.87	692^nd	1154	40.0%
2023	52.71	712^th	1190	40.2%
2024	54.93	686^th	1203	43.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gilbert Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.65	1063^rd	4830	78.0%
2019	56.71	1868^th	4963	62.4%
2022	58.96	1688^th	5084	66.8%
2023	56.28	1874^th	5098	63.2%
2024	61.17	1620^th	5102	68.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gilbert Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	367	8	54	61	0	n/a	n/a	490
1989	294	8	36	74	0	n/a	n/a	412
1990	275	11	54	68	0	n/a	n/a	408
1991	306	9	64	113	0	n/a	n/a	492
1992	310	12	63	105	1	n/a	n/a	491
1993	282	14	84	113	3	n/a	n/a	496
1994	253	15	92	126	3	n/a	n/a	489
1995	253	10	107	168	5	n/a	n/a	543
1996	253	10	107	168	5	n/a	n/a	543
1997	254	8	125	176	2	n/a	n/a	565
1998	274	14	153	206	4	n/a	n/a	651
1999	276	12	150	231	6	n/a	n/a	675
2000	265	13	157	242	3	n/a	n/a	680
2001	253	15	146	260	2	n/a	n/a	676
2002	217	15	153	250	1	n/a	n/a	636
2003	217	15	153	250	1	n/a	n/a	636
2004	214	13	157	269	0	n/a	n/a	653
2005	169	11	188	291	0	n/a	n/a	659
2006	167	8	183	290	0	n/a	n/a	648
2007	152	8	172	323	0	n/a	n/a	655
2008	124	8	181	349	1	n/a	n/a	663
2009	107	5	171	309	1	21	0	614
2010	90	6	174	320	1	18	5	614
2011	82	7	193	294	2	20	0	598
2012	73	10	173	306	2	15	8	587
2013	58	14	188	306	1	13	10	590
2014	65	11	182	295	2	14	11	580
2015	52	4	169	276	2	13	14	530
2016	41	4	185	260	2	15	22	529
2017	38	0	190	254	1	11	29	523
2018	31	5	175	248	0	7	22	488
2019	31	2	187	255	0	7	15	497
2020	26	0	190	247	0	6	18	487
2021	26	1	188	238	1	4	12	470
2022	20	0	188	243	0	6	17	474
2023	25	3	222	224	0	5	18	497
2024	28	4	216	243	0	8	19	518

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gilbert Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	490	18.0	27.2	n/a
1989	412	15.0	27.4	n/a
1990	408	15.0	27.2	n/a
1991	492	20.4	24.1	n/a
1992	491	20.7	23.7	27.3
1993	496	22.0	22.5	34.1
1994	489	17.0	28.8	27
1995	543	22.0	24.7	36.8
1996	543	22.0	24.7	36.8
1997	565	22.0	25.7	43.9
1998	651	25.0	26.0	41.2
1999	675	29.0	23.3	40
2000	680	29.0	23.4	39.9
2001	676	28.0	24.1	41.9
2002	636	27.5	23.1	41.4
2003	636	27.5	23.1	41.4
2004	653	27.0	24.2	44.1
2005	659	28.0	23.5	47.3
2006	648	27.0	24.0	44.3
2007	655	28.0	23.4	46.6
2008	663	30.0	22.1	54.9
2009	614	27.0	21.9	61.2
2010	614	27.5	22.2	54.2
2011	598	n/a	n/a	64.2
2012	587	22.0	26.6	n/a
2013	590	21.0	28.0	68.1
2014	580	23.0	25.2	73.4
2015	530	21.0	25.2	74.5
2016	529	21.0	25.1	63.9
2017	523	22.0	23.7	63.7
2018	488	20.0	24.4	67.2
2019	497	20.7	23.9	70.4
2020	487	n/a	n/a	74.3
2021	470	20.8	22.5	72.8
2022	474	21.1	22.4	72.8
2023	497	20.5	24.2	78.7
2024	518	21.5	24.0	79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gilbert Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	490	18.0	27.2	n/a
1989	412	15.0	27.4	n/a
1990	408	15.0	27.2	n/a
1991	492	20.4	24.1	n/a
1992	491	20.7	23.7	27.3
1993	496	22.0	22.5	34.1
1994	489	17.0	28.8	27
1995	543	22.0	24.7	36.8
1996	543	22.0	24.7	36.8
1997	565	22.0	25.7	43.9
1998	651	25.0	26.0	41.2
1999	675	29.0	23.3	40
2000	680	29.0	23.4	39.9
2001	676	28.0	24.1	41.9
2002	636	27.5	23.1	41.4
2003	636	27.5	23.1	41.4
2004	653	27.0	24.2	44.1
2005	659	28.0	23.5	47.3
2006	648	27.0	24.0	44.3
2007	655	28.0	23.4	46.6
2008	663	30.0	22.1	54.9
2009	614	27.0	21.9	61.2
2010	614	27.5	22.2	54.2
2011	598	n/a	n/a	64.2
2012	587	22.0	26.6	n/a
2013	590	21.0	28.0	68.1
2014	580	23.0	25.2	73.4
2015	530	21.0	25.2	74.5
2016	529	21.0	25.1	63.9
2017	523	22.0	23.7	63.7
2018	488	20.0	24.4	67.2
2019	497	20.7	23.9	70.4
2020	487	n/a	n/a	74.3
2021	470	20.8	22.5	72.8
2022	474	21.1	22.4	72.8
2023	497	20.5	24.2	78.7
2024	518	21.5	24.0	79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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